Painting 33

Ref 952; Color Mixing
Only experience will teach you which colors to mix to produce a shade, but there are some facts about color mixing that should help you to mix colours,. First is vital to remember that the colors mixed in your palette , looks much darker that whwn you have dried on the paper, this is because the White of the paper shows to the translucent paint, although you can make it darker or amend the hue by painting by painting another wash over it, a single wash is much more effective tan two otr three layers, Second try not to mix more tan three colors and use only two if posible because mixing tends to devaluate colors to some extent, while overmixing produce muddy hues, Third bear in mind that only you begin by mixing colors in the palette, you will continue to mix them as your work by laying one wash or brushstroke over another , you can change colors considerably in this way, even lying light colors over dark, but do not overdo it or the paint will become stirred up and muddy
In my next painting regarding last paintings I started with darker tones first, which facilitate the way I use to paint either darking and/or lighthing as I required

     "Looking for the Mummer"  (Mummer.-a person who wears a mask or fantastic costumes while celebrations or take part in a pantomime, especially at Christmas and other festive seasons)